Kickstarter has opened its proverbial doors to creators in Japan. Though people in Japan have always been able to back Kickstarter campaigns from around the world, those seeking to crowdfund their own projects have had to look elsewhere. Moving forward, the Kickstarter app is available in Japanese, with local customer support and project reviewers on […]
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Pa-Rappa, Gitaroo Man devs put Rap Rabbit rhythm game on Kickstarter
Back, fund, it’s all in the mind. Rap Rabbit has launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. It’s a rhythm-based game from the creators of PaRappa the Rapper and Gitaroo Man, which are some of the biggest classics in the genre. Rap Rabbit is asking for $ 1,102,921. Rap Rabbit is targeting PlayStation 4 and PC, but […]
This modern take on Ghosts ‘n Goblins raised nearly $160,000 on Kickstarter
One of gaming’s most difficult series has inspired a new Kickstarter success story Battle Princess Madelyn passed its crowdfunding goal today, raising $ 159,020 to easily eclipse its $ 44,865 target. Battle Princess Madelyn is a retro-style 2D platformer, taking its inspiration from the classic Ghosts ‘n Goblins series. That Capcom series was famous for its punishing difficulty […]
PicoBrew just added a PicoStill to its latest Kickstarter
PicoBrew’s latest Kickstarter project, Pico Model C, is already way past its funding goal. The countertop brewing machine is a cheaper, smaller, easier-to-use version of earlier models, and 1,000,000 Kickstarter bucks say this is what the people want. Now, in a surprise addition to the existing Kickstarter, PicoBrew is offering a PicoStill, which can be […]
Ghosts N’ Goblins-Like Battle Princess Madelyn Crushing Kickstarter Goals
Battle Princess Madelyn, the Ghosts N’ Goblins-like game from Causal Bit Games, is just killing stretch goals, having tripled their asking amount on Kickstarter. And rightfully so, as their take on the formula, which injects one of the developers’ daughters into the sidescrolling action game, was a blast when I played it a long while […]
You can now buy the IRL Pong table on Kickstarter
Last year, a YouTube video showed off a physical version of the classic video game Pong. Players maneuvered a pair of paddles back and forth on each side of the table, while motors and magnets allowed the puck to bounce between each side like a souped up version of air hockey. The video garnered enough […]
Kickstarter for mechanical Atari Pong game table enters its final days
Tabletop versions of Atari Pong used to be the rage in the 1970s. And now a team at Calinfer in Uruguay is reproducing what was once an electronic game as a real-life mechanical game that is akin to an air hockey table. The Atari Table Pong Project is now in its final days of its […]
Hardcore space sim Starfighter Inc. is back on Kickstarter with a lot to show
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Hook prequel is FINALLY happening: Rufio actor launches Kickstarter
The Peter Pan spin-off has remained a cult classic over the years and now a new story is in the works about the leader of the Lost Boys. Called Bangarang, the Kickstarter project is described as a short fan film about Rufio before Hook. On the fund raising page, original star Basco, who last year […]
A New ‘Terminator’ Board Game Has Launched on Kickstarter, Phased Plasma Rifle Not Included
Licensed board games used to be something tabletop aficionados avoided like the plague, an arena of rushed cash-ins and lousy mechanics and cheap components assembled only to appeal to fans of certain properties who could be tricked into wasting their money on a subpar product. The past decade has seen that change. Companies like Gale Force […]